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IL SB3094

Bill

Status

Failed

1/13/2021

Primary Sponsor

Chapin Rose

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Origin

Senate

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Election Code to allow election authorities to cluster up to 4 contiguous precincts during general elections and general primary elections, in addition to consolidated elections, consolidated primaries, special municipal primaries, and emergency referenda.

  • Creates "clustered voting zones" where multiple precincts share a common polling place located within the territory of the clustered precincts.

  • Requires at least one election judge per precinct in a clustered voting zone, with judges not all affiliated with the same political party, and allows judges to perform duties for the entire zone.

  • Specifies that voter assistance, instruction, mail ballot examination, and disputes over voting eligibility, challenges, and ballot counting must follow existing code requirements by precinct.

  • Exempts municipalities with more than 1,000,000 inhabitants from these clustering provisions.

Legislative Description

ELEC CD-CLUSTERED VOTING ZONES

Last Action

Session Sine Die

1/13/2021

Committee Referrals

Assignments4/12/2020
Election Law2/19/2020
Executive2/11/2020
Assignments2/6/2020

Full Bill Text

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